spumy

spume

 (spyo͞om)

n.

Foam or froth on a liquid, as on the sea.

intr.v. spumed, spum·ing, spumes

To froth or foam.

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[Middle English, from Old French espume, from Latin spūma.]

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spu′mous, spum′y adj.

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Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

spumy - emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation; "bubbling champagne"; "foamy (or frothy) beer" bubbling, bubbly, effervescing, foaming, frothy, foamy effervescent - (of a liquid) giving off bubbles

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spumy

adjective

Consisting of or resembling foam:

foamy, frothy, lathery, spumous, sudsy, yeasty.

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